Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the ADHD group who remitted or persistence at the time of study entry and at the time of final assessment.
| STUDY ENTRY | |||
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| ADHD: remitted | ADHD persistent | ||
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| Age (yrs) Mean (SD) |
10.5 (3.3) | 10.8 (3.4) | t(90)=0.45, p=0.65 |
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| Sex Male: Female |
37:18 | 16:21 | χ(l)2=5.2, p=0.03 |
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| IQ Mean (SD) |
109 (13) | 112 (17) | t(84)=0.73, p=0.46 |
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| Socioeconomic status Mean (SD) |
45 (21) | 42 (21) | t(88)=0.73, p=0.46 |
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| CBCL attention problems Mean (SD) |
72 (10) | 73(6) | t(88)=0.77, p=0.44 |
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| CBCL externalizing problems | 66 (11) | 65 (11) | t(88)=0.97, p=0.33 |
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| FINAL ASSESSMENT | |||
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| ADHD: remitted | ADHD: persistent | ||
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| Age (yrs) Mean (SD) | 24.2 (4.4) | 23.1 (4.0) | t(90)=1.27, p=0.21 |
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| Symptoms | |||
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| DSM IV symptoms: | |||
| Inattention | 2.2 (1.5) | 6.7 (1.5) | t(90)=14.0, p<0.0001 |
| Hyperactivity-impulsivity | 1.8 (1.4) | 4.4 (2.7) | t(90)=5.83, p<0.001 |
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| CAARS | |||
| Inattention | 53 (12) | 68(11) | t(81)=5.4, p<0.001 |
| Hyperactivity | 52 (10) | 61(11) | t(81)=3.3, p=0.001 |
| Impulsivity | 49 (10) | 59 (12) | t(81)=3.7, p<0.001 |
| Self-concept | 49 (11) | 60 (12) | t(81)=1.9, p=0.06 |
| DSM inattentive | 60 (14) | 75 (11) | t(81)=4.7 p<0.001 |
| DSM hyperactive | 53(11) | 63(13) | t(81)=3.7, p=0.001 |
| DSM total | 59 (13) | 73 (11) | t(81)=4.7, p<0.001 |
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| Comorbidity | |||
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| Any comorbidity Mood: | 9 (16%) | 12 (32%) | Any comorbidity vs none, exact p=0.08 |
| Depression | 3 | 6 | |
| Dysthymia | 1 | 3 | |
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| Anxiety: | |||
| GAD | 4 | 2 | |
| Anxiety NOS | 0 | 3 | |
| OCD | 0 | 1 | |
| PTSD | 1 | 1 | |
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| Psychostimulant medication use | |||
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| Proportion of study on medication | 50% (33%) | 59% (29%) | t(88)=1.13, p=0.26 |
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| Psychostimulant use at follow-up | Medicated vs unmedicated χ2=11, p<0.001 | ||
| Daily | 1 (2%) | 9 (24%) | |
| Intermittent (<l/wk) | 4 (7%) | 5 (14%) | |
| None | 50 (91%) | 23 (62%) | |